East Coast rail to be state-run The government says it intends to take the East Coast rail service, run by National Express, into public ownership.
Q&A: National Express and East Coast line The government is intending to take the East Coast rail service run by National Express into public ownership - but what does it mean?
The Full Story: PM's questions All the key points, analysis and reaction as Gordon Brown faces his weekly House of Commons grilling.
Probe call over passenger figures The public spending watchdog considers investigating First ScotRail after it overestimated passenger numbers.
Go-Ahead retains rail franchise The firm behind Southern rail keeps the right to run rail services in London and the South East
Actor Bale takes on The Terminator Christian Bale talks about his starring role in the latest outing in The Terminator franchise - and his on-set outburst.
The Kremlin's Chechen franchise Grozny is one of the most pleasant provincial cities in Russia today but Chechnya's apparent stability has come at a terrible price, the BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports.
Virgin offers train upgrade deal Sir Richard Branson says his Virgin Group would invest at least £1bn in its train service if allowed to run its franchise for another 20 years or more.
Terminator TV series axed by Fox Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - the US TV series based on the film franchise - has been cancelled, broadcaster Fox announces.
Star Trek: What the critics think Newspaper and magazine critics give their verdict on the new Star Trek movie ahead of its UK release.
Downturn hits firm's rail revenue Transport group National Express says falling revenues from its East Coast Main Line service is putting pressure on its business.
Rodriguez 'to relaunch Predator' Sin City director Robert Rodriguez will relaunch the Predator science fiction horror franchise with a new movie, trade magazine Variety says.
Star Trek's stellar return The new Star Trek movie, which charts the early careers of the crew of USS Enterprise, is a more than decent resurrection of the classic TV and film franchise.
Watchdog urges longer rail leases Train firms should get longer franchises so they can invest more in new carriages, a competition watchdog says.
MSPs 'thwarted' in rail row probe MSPs complain of being thwarted in efforts to get to the bottom of an alleged conflict over the First Scotrail franchise.
Beckham planning to buy MLS team David Beckham plans to exercise a clause in his contract allowing him to buy a Major League Soccer franchise at the end of his playing career.
High School 4 details announced Details about the fourth instalment of the successful High School Musical franchise have been revealed.
Rail firm hints at more job cuts National Express says more jobs cuts - on top of 750 already announced - may result from future plans.
Final Potter to get 2011 release The final instalment of the Harry Potter film franchise will be released in 2011, it is announced.
